WHAT ARE FENCES FOR
© Words and Music:
Wake Eastman /Jeanine Eastman / Donna Aylor

I never liked fences when I was a kid
They couldn't keep me out
And they couldn't keep me in
I'd crawl through barbed wire just to wet my fishing line
Or pick a plum off Mrs.Taylor’s tree
I never paid no mind
But sure enough trouble’d be knocking at the door
And Daddy’d say "Son, what are fences for"

At night I'd jump the fence between me and Darlene
I thought I'd found true love
That summer I turned fifteen
Innocent and brave, sweet kisses in the night
There was no shame in what we’d done
Cuz we never crossed that line
Her Daddy warned me “Don’t jump that fence no more”
I never learned …what are fences for

CHORUS
JUST LIKE A MOUNTAIN WE GOTTA CLIMB IT
JUST LIKE THE OCEAN WE GOTTA SWIM TO THE OTHER SHORE
AND LIKE A BRICK WALL WE GOTTA BRING IT DOWN
WHAT ARE FENCES FOR

Well now I'm far from home fightin’ in this foreign land
I’m crawling on my belly
With a machine gun in my hand
And the fences that surround me are lines of hate and fear
Etched so deep into the sand
For at least a thousand years
But help me understand Dear Lord
Can ya tell me "What are fences for"

REPEAT CHORUS
WHAT ARE FENCES FOR

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I never liked fences when I was a kid
They couldn't keep me out
And they couldn't keep me in